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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by "Beau E. Cox" <be...@beaucox.com> on 2002/11/20 11:48:34 UTC
Newbie: how to use PerlSetVar
Hi -
I'm new to mod_perl, so here's my query:
May I use PerlSetVar/PerlAddVar statements in the httpd.conf
file for my own use? What about namespaces, i.e. how
do I avoid stepping on someone else's variable?
Assume I can. How can I access those variables from my mod_perl
scripts?
How can I set variables in a handler (instead of httpd.conf)?
Aloha => Beau.
Re: Newbie: how to use PerlSetVar
Posted by Perrin Harkins <pe...@elem.com>.
domm@zsi.at wrote:
> >What about namespaces, i.e. how
> >do I avoid stepping on someone else's variable?
>
>
> Prepend some custom string in front of the VarName:
>
> PerlSetVar MyApp_Var1 value1
> PerlSetVar MyApp_Var2 value2
Also, note that these are scoped within the <Location> block where they
are defined. This means you can actually have different values for
different locations, different virtual hosts, etc.
- Perrin
RE: Newbie: how to use PerlSetVar
Posted by "Beau E. Cox" <be...@beaucox.com>.
Hi - and thank you -
I am RTFM, but when you get into something new (and vast)
it takes a while for the _gestalt_ to happen. You have
given me the kick start I needed. I'll be silent for a
time coding away ;)
Aloha => Beau.
-----Original Message-----
From: domm@zsi.at [mailto:domm@zsi.at]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:09 AM
To: Modperl
Subject: Re: Newbie: how to use PerlSetVar
Hi!
On Mit, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:48:34 -1000, Beau E. Cox wrote:
> May I use PerlSetVar/PerlAddVar statements in the httpd.conf
> file for my own use?
Yes. Thats what they are here for.
> What about namespaces, i.e. how
> do I avoid stepping on someone else's variable?
Prepend some custom string in front of the VarName:
PerlSetVar MyApp_Var1 value1
PerlSetVar MyApp_Var2 value2
or, a real-life example out of Apache::AuthDBI
http://search.cpan.org/author/ABH/Apache-DBI-0.89/AuthDBI.pm
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_data_source dbi:driver:dsn
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_username db_username
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_password db_password
> Assume I can. How can I access those variables from my mod_perl
> scripts?
short:
$r->dir_config('MyApp_Var1')
long:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/config.html#PerlSetVar_and_PerlAddVar
I would suggest that you spend some time RTFM either here:
http://perl.apache.org
and/or read some of those books:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/offsite/books.html
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Re: Newbie: how to use PerlSetVar
Posted by do...@zsi.at.
Hi!
On Mit, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:48:34 -1000, Beau E. Cox wrote:
> May I use PerlSetVar/PerlAddVar statements in the httpd.conf
> file for my own use?
Yes. Thats what they are here for.
> What about namespaces, i.e. how
> do I avoid stepping on someone else's variable?
Prepend some custom string in front of the VarName:
PerlSetVar MyApp_Var1 value1
PerlSetVar MyApp_Var2 value2
or, a real-life example out of Apache::AuthDBI
http://search.cpan.org/author/ABH/Apache-DBI-0.89/AuthDBI.pm
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_data_source dbi:driver:dsn
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_username db_username
PerlSetVar Auth_DBI_password db_password
> Assume I can. How can I access those variables from my mod_perl
> scripts?
short:
$r->dir_config('MyApp_Var1')
long:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/config.html#PerlSetVar_and_PerlAddVar
I would suggest that you spend some time RTFM either here:
http://perl.apache.org
and/or read some of those books:
http://perl.apache.org/docs/offsite/books.html
--
#!/usr/bin/perl
for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/}